Stuph in Yamahas

[Larry]

Well Ron,

I suppose you could say it is the latest method for ensuring that the wood 
doesn't vibrate causing an annoying buzz.  It could be removed, but then 
you'd risk buzzing in the future from that area.

Do I win the flaky award for the year?  No?  Darn!

Larry Beach, RPT
Vancouver, BC


At 12:09 AM 10/20/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Gang,
>I service three Yamaha grands that have what looks for all the world like a
>blotch of graphite powder on the inside of the case. In all cases (sorry),
>it's on the bass side, about two inches down from the rim top to the center
>of the splat, between the hinges, and at a point roughly below where the
>lid locator pin would be if the piano was on it's side. So far, since if I
>tried to wipe it off and left an indelible mess it would be my fault, I've
>taken the time honored cowards' approach of pretending it's not there at
>all. To this point, the technique is working, but something tells me this
>grace period can't last forever, and someone is eventually going to notice
>the stuff and want it removed. This coincidentally brings me to my
>questions, and the reason for the post. See? Sometimes I really do have
>reasons for what I post, despite alleged evidence to the contrary. Has
>anyone else run into this, what is the stuff, how did it get there, and how
>might it best be removed without undue trauma, angst, pathos, and
>accountability?
>
>Awaiting enlightenment,
>Ron N